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Out of Hours
After office hours and at weekends and Bank Holidays, the Out Of Hours Service for emergencies can be contacted by ringing 0845 3458995.

Urgent Appointments
We will see people with urgent appointments the same day and, we keep a proportion of appointments un-booked for this purpose.  If you call and request an urgent appointment, we will arrange for one of our practice nurses to call you back as soon as possible.  It may be possible for the nurse to deal with your complaint over the 'phone, or for you to have appointment with the nurse.  If the nurse cannot deal with your problem, she will book you in to see a GP.

Telephone Advice
If you need telephone advice from your doctor please leave your name and your telephone number and the doctor will return your call as soon as they are able to. 

FLU ALERT
If you are suffering from flu-like symptoms the advice is to stay at home to avoid spreading the virus and contact your GP by telephone.
Swine flu helpline 0800 1 513 513

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday:08:30 to 18:30

appointmentsAppointments

Can be made with the doctors or the practice nurses from 8:30am onwards. At lunchtime, the telephone is diverted for emergency calls. Appointments are usually for 10 minutes. Please be on time for your appointment as we aim not to keep you waiting. If you know you will need more than 10 minutes, please ask for a longer appointment when booking.

We will see people with urgent appointments the same day and, we keep a proportion of appointments un-booked for this purpose.  If you call and request an urgent appointment, we will arrange for one of our practice nurses to call you back as soon as possible.  It may be possible for the nurse to deal with your complaint over the 'phone, or for you to have an appointment with the nurse.  If the nurse cannot deal with your problem, she will book you in to see a GP.  We can only discuss one acute problem during these appointments, so please do not use these appointments for minor or long standing problems.

We aim to offer a routine appointment with a doctor within 48 hours, but we will not always be able to offer you an appointment with the doctor of your choice so quickly.

Consultation Times – by appointment only

As a general rule Dr Holdsworth is available:

  • Monday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm
  • Tuesday 7am - 8am and 4pm – 6pm only
  • Thursday 9am – 10am & 4pm – 5:30pm (Afternoon surgery in Southmoor Village Hall)
  • Friday 7am - 8am, then 9am – 11am & 2pm – 4pm OR 4pm – 6pm on alternate weeks

Dr McAllister is available:

  • Monday 9am – 11am only
  • Tuesday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm
  • Wednesday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm
  • Friday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm

Dr Riley is available:

  • Monday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm
  • Wednesday 9am - 11am & 4pm – 6pm only

Dr Dickson is available:

  • Thursday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm

Branch Surgery

We run one branch surgery a week in Southmoor Village Hall at 4pm – 5:30pm on Thursdays attended by Dr Holdsworth. Appointments for this surgery may be made by telephoning the main surgery on 01367 242407.

We are also able to bring pre-ordered repeat medication to the branch surgery for those patients that may find it difficult to get to Faringdon to collect in the normal way. For this service we need two full working days notice for the dispensary to process the prescription.